Lady Godiva

Lady Godiva
• Rhyming Slang for fiver, "five pounds".

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  • Lady Godiva — Godiva (or Godgifu) (c. 980 1067) [Roy Palmer (1976) The Folklore of Warwickshire : 134] [ [http://www.octavia.net/books/godgyfu/historicalgodiva.htm The Historical Godiva ] , Octavia Randolph] was an Anglo Saxon noblewoman who, according to… …   Wikipedia

  • Lady Godiva — Godiva Lady Godiva, par John Collier, 1898 Godiva (Lady Godiva, aussi appelée Godgifu) était une dame saxonne qui, d après la légende, a traversé nue à cheval les rues de Coventry, en Angleterre, vers l an 1000, afin de convaincre son mari de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lady Godiva — von John Collier, ca. 1898 G …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lady Godiva — Para otros usos de este término, véase Godiva. Lady Godiva, por John Collier, ca 1897. Lady Godiva (principios del siglo XI) fue una dama anglosajona, famosa por su belleza y su bondad casada con Leofric (968–1057), conde de Chester y de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lady Godiva — noun according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lady Godiva of Coventry — is an American film, directed by Arthur Lubin and released in 1955. Synopsis Details * Title : Lady Godiva of Coventry * Director : Arthur Lubin * Writer : Harry Ruskin after a novel by Oscar Brodney * Producer : Robert Arthur * Production… …   Wikipedia

  • Lady Godiva (film) — Lady Godiva is a 1955 film starring a young Clint Eastwood. The film is about In 11th century England, King Edward the Confessor wants saxon Lord Leofric to marry a despised Norman woman, and has him jailed when he refuses. In jail, he meets… …   Wikipedia

  • Lady Godiva (Band) — Lady Godiva war eine deutsche Band aus Arnsberg, die von 1994 bis 2006 bestand. Anfangs eine reine Irish Folk Band, flossen später in die Musik der siebenköpfigen Band Einflüsse aus Punk, Polka, Ska und Country Musik ein. Sie selbst bezeichnen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lady Godiva — ➡ Godiva * * * …   Universalium

  • Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad — The Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad [sic] , or LGMB, is a student run organization comprising chiefly of University of Toronto engineering students. The LGMB is dedicated to the preservation and advancement of Skule spirit along with Ye Olde Mighty… …   Wikipedia

  • Lady Godiva Rides Again — Infobox Film name = Lady Godiva Rides Again caption = director = Frank Launder producer = Sidney Gilliat writer = John Dighton Val Valentine starring = Diana Dors Alastair Sim music = cinematography = editing = distributor = Rank Organisation… …   Wikipedia

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